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Successful Customer Service is Personal

CCNG

Isn’t this the foundation of a CRM strategy? What role can your customer service organization play in helping to support the construction of strong customer relationships? Here are some ideas: YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE OFTEN THE PERSONIFICATION OF YOUR BRAND. IT DOESN’T MATTER…B2C OR B2B.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 8-1-2022

ShepHyken

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service Teams Are a Brand’s Best Ambassadors by Patti Crume. SmartBrief) Frontline service employees are often a consumer’s first human interaction with a company. They want B2C-like experiences.

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Guest Post: Transactional vs Relational Customer Service

ShepHyken

She discusses the difference between transactional and relational customer service. Effective customer service should contribute to a positive relationship between the organization and the customer. Beyond convenience, customer service should develop customers’ sense of belonging and recognition.

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Zoho CRM Phone Integration: How It Benefits Sales & Support Agents

JustCall

Are your sales and customer service teams constantly juggling between tabs? Is your CX team looking to drive contextual conversations for your customers? You can do all this and more with the Zoho CRM phone integration. Enter: Zoho CRM integration. What is Zoho CRM?

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Peter Lavers named as a Top Customer Service Influencer

Peter Lavers

WCL Customer Management’s founder and MD Peter Lavers has again been named as one of the world’s top customer service influencers. He has been featured on Fit Small Business’s Top Customer Service Influencers of 2018 list. . and is an IBM Futurist and SAS Collaborator.

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Managing a B2C Breakup and 3 Ways to Win Them Back

Russel Lolacher

Are you taking the steps needed after a B2C breakup to keep the relationship alive? You’ll hear a lot of organizations talk about “relationship marketing” or building “customer loyalty” and the importance of trying to maintain a connection with their customers. B2C Breakup Case Study.

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Acquisitions Point to Messaging’s Future in Customer Service

Fonolo

Big question: How should text-based communication work alongside voice for customer service? Is Chat Eating into Phone-Based Customer Service? ”. Recent Acquisitions Put Focus on Messaging for Customer Service. developed an expertise in managing WhatsApp B2C deployments.